FAA Expected to Clear 787

Agency Is Likely to End Three-Month Grounding of Boeing's Dreamliner Amid Rising Pressure

By

Andy Pasztor

Updated April 18, 2013 9:33 p.m. ET

The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to move as soon as Friday to end a three-month grounding of Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner jet, according to people familiar with the matter.

Barring some last minute delay, these people said, the FAA will announce Boeing has demonstrated that the 787's redesigned batteries are safe, convincing regulators in the process that various internal enhancements and a new protective metal...